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Spy Museum Interviews CAPT Telfer for SpyCast

Former NIU Research Fellow CAPT Erich Telfer, USCG, participated in a SpyCast interview at the International Spy Museum earlier this month. CAPT Telfer authored the recent NI Press book Unlimited Impossibilities: Intelligence Support to the Deepwater Horizon Response. Spy Museum historian Vince Houghton and CAPT Telfer discussed the history of US Coast Guard intelligence, its current role, and some of Telfer’s achievements, in addition to his recent book.

CAPT Telfer was an NIU Research Fellow from 2010 to 2011. He currently commands the Coast Guard Maritime Intelligence Fusion Center Atlantic (MIFC LANT) in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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Featured Publications

Intelligence Management in the Americas

Editors Russell G. Swenson and Carolina Sancho Hirane

This anthology, Intelligence Management in the Americas, brings together the perspectives of 22 authors from across the Americas. They outline and assess the status and promise of intelligence oversight legislation and actions, and develop various arguments for preserving the best aspects of intelligence autonomy.

Unlimited Impossibilities: Intelligence Support to the Deepwater Horizon Response

Author: CAPT Erich M. Telfer, USCG

In Unlimited Impossibilities: Intelligence Support to the Deepwater Horizon Response, CAPT Erich M. Telfer of the U. S. Coast Guard examines the Intelligence Community and Coast Guard response to the 2010 BP oil explosion on Deepwater Horizon, which spilled tons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Telfer points out problems that hampered the response and suggests approaches for better communication and coordination in future responses.

Using Industry Analysis for Strategic Intelligence: Capabilities and Strategic Intent

Author: Chuck Howe

Using Industry Analysis for Strategic Intelligence is part of the National Intelligence (NI) Press Occasional Paper Series. Occasional Papers examine topics of unique value to the Intelligence Community.